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Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus between mothers and infants in an African setting.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jun 2014
Schaumburg F, Alabi A S, Mombo-Ngoma G, Kaba H, Zoleko R M, Diop D A, Mackanga J-R, Basra A, Gonzalez R, Menendez C, Grobusch M P, Kremsner P G, Köck R, Peters G, Ramharter M, Becker K
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus colonization is a risk factor for invasive disease. There is a need to understand S. aureus colonization in infancy as the burden of S. aureus infections in infants is high. We aimed to investigate the transmission of S. aureus between mothers and their newborns during the first year after delivery in an African setting. In a longitudinal cohort study, colonization of Gabonese mother-infant...
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